Games like Sleeping Dogs
If Sleeping Dogs is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Mafia II (Classic) — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cinematic, dark and emotional. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Sleeping Dogs is an open-world action-adventure game set in a neon-lit Hong Kong where players take on the role of Wei Shen, an undercover cop infiltrating the Triads. The game combines martial-arts-combat with driving-physics and vehicle-hijacking mechanics, creating dynamic gameplay across varied side missions. Reviewers highlight how the martial-arts-combat feels like choreographed action movies, while the neon Hong Kong setting feels alive and immersive. Players describe the story as exploring the duality of undercover life, adding emotional weight to the experience. Currently holding a 94% positive rating from over 6,000 Steam reviews, the game offers a single-player sandbox adventure with a story-rich focus. It is not supported on Steam Deck.
About Sleeping Dogs: As Wei Shen, an undercover cop trying to take down the Triads, you'll have to fight your way up the organization without blowing your cover.
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Grand Theft Auto III
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration, mission based progression and a dark mood with Sleeping Dogs.
Top pick for Sleeping Dogs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
WHY THIS
Shares vehicle customization and an immersive mood with Sleeping Dogs.
Second-strongest match for Sleeping Dogs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile.
Mafia II (Classic)
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and a cinematic mood with Sleeping Dogs.
Third-strongest match for Sleeping Dogs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Sleeping Dogs.
Ranked #4 for Sleeping Dogs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation. With all previously available DLC included and a wealth of tech and visual improvements, Hong Kong has never felt so alive.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Sleeping Dogs.
Ranked #5 for Sleeping Dogs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City includes both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony together and does not require a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play.
Overgrowth
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Sleeping Dogs.
Ranked #6 for Sleeping Dogs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
Feel like the star of a martial arts film in Overgrowth, as you jump, kick, throw, and slash your way to victory. Free the rabbits from their evil overlords in the main story, then play through the prequel story, and finally, try out nine years of mods developed by the community, or create your own!
It's Only Money
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Sleeping Dogs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
The mayor of Rockhaven threw you down a hole into the Undercity. Why? Net worth too low. In this open-world simulation, you and up to 3 pals will steal, fight, and scheme to reclaim the city. Customise your rides, buy businesses, and take on the Mayor’s forces. Rockhaven is yours for the taking!
Responding
WHY THIS
Shares vehicle customization, mission based progression and a tense mood with Sleeping Dogs.
Ranked #8 for Sleeping Dogs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Responding is an upcoming open-world Emergency Services simulator sandbox that offers a realistic and in-depth Police, Fire, and EMS experience that is set in a fictional version of New York State.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Sleeping Dogs
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Yakuza 0
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Sleeping Dogs.
Reviewers of Sleeping Dogs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
Watch_Dogs™
WHY THIS
Shares vehicle customization, open world exploration and a dark mood with Sleeping Dogs.
Reviewers of Sleeping Dogs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
In today's hyper-connected world, Chicago operates under ctOS, the most advanced computer network in America.
Mad Max
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Reviewers of Sleeping Dogs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
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Reviewers of Sleeping Dogs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
The Saboteur™
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and an immersive mood with Sleeping Dogs.
Reviewers of Sleeping Dogs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
This open-world action thriller takes you through the seedy streets of Paris as you seek to undermine the German authority and lead a rebellion. Fight across rooftops and through dangerous alleys, and operate a wide variety of vehicles as you navigate your terrain.
Saints Row
WHY THIS
Shares vehicle customization and weapon customization with Sleeping Dogs.
Reviewers of Sleeping Dogs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Welcome to Santo Ileso, a vibrant fictional city in the American Southwest. In a world rife with crime, where lawless factions fight for power, a group of young friends embark on their own criminal venture, as they rise to the top in their bid to become Self Made.
NEO: The World Ends with You
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Sleeping Dogs.
Reviewers of Sleeping Dogs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
"Only the possibility of you can change our fate" Rindo comes to the grim realization that his life is on the line when he is forced to compete in the so-called "Reapers' Game."
Bully: Scholarship Edition
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration with Sleeping Dogs.
Reviewers of Sleeping Dogs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Bully tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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Frequently asked about Sleeping Dogs
- Does Sleeping Dogs work on Steam Deck?
- Sleeping Dogs is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- What games are most similar to Sleeping Dogs?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sleeping Dogs are Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Mafia II (Classic).
- Who developed Sleeping Dogs?
- Sleeping Dogs was developed by United Front Games and published by Square Enix.
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